Warning Signs of Dyslexia
Updated: Jan 5, 2022
If a child has 3 or more of the following warning signs, encourage that child’s parents and teachers to learn more about dyslexia. Thank you to Susan Barton, expert in Dyslexia and creator of The Barton Reading and Spelling Program, for this valuable resource.

In Preschool
delayed speech
mixing up the sounds and syllables in long words
chronic ear infections
severe reactions to childhood illnesses constant confusion of left versus right
late establishing a dominant hand
difficulty learning to tie shoes
trouble memorizing their address, phone
number, or the alphabet
can't create words that rhyme
a close relative with dyslexia
In Elementary School
dysgraphia (slow, non-automatic handwriting that is difficult to read)
letter or number reversals continuing past the end of first grade
extreme difficulty learning cursive
slow, choppy, inaccurate reading:
guesses based on shape or context
skips or misreads prepositions (at, to, of)
ignores suffixes
can't sound out unknown words
terrible spelling
often can't remember sight words (they, were, does)
or homonyms (their, they're, and there)
difficulty telling time with a clock with hands